GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reek | smoke |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |